Finally! after 47 episodes as host, Sahir takes his place in the wrinkly brained experts chair to talk about his research on how alcohol drinking by fathers can impact development of the future generations. Amer Hussain and Jeremy Hall co-host this special episode where we discuss the importance of animal research, find out why Dr. Hussain gets rats drunk and talk about the importance of science communication. Podcast is available on all major platforms
00:00:00 Introduction and Sahir's Academic Journey
00:06:42 Why make rats drink alcohol?
00:10:33 Personal Connections to Research
00:16:42 Why focus on Male alcohol drinking?
00:19:38 Example of how fathers influence development
00:24:14 Biases and Barriers which impact research
00:32:43 Research on alcohol consumption in rats
00:39:53 Mimicking human drug use in animals
00:45:26 Behavioral insights from animal studies
00:50:51 Sample size and statistics in animal research
00:56:10 Bringing research to the public
01:02:03 Importance of Science Communication
01:07:43 Origins of the Smooth Brain Society
01:15:32 Breaking down barriers to knowledge
01:17:22 Wrap up
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